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2 W O M E N S G Y M N A S T I C S C O N TA C T BRETT RYBAK Office Phone: Cell Phone: rybak.13@osu.edu ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Assistant Athletics Director... Dan Wallenberg Director...Shelly Poe Associate Director... Leann Parker Assistant Directors... Alissa Clendenen, D.C. Koehl, Jerry Emig... Courtney Marsh, Danielle Warner, Adam Widman Interns...Alex Morando, Brett Rybak Web site... OhioStateBuckeyes.com Main Office Phone Fax Women s Gymnastics Contact...Brett Rybak Office Phone Cell Phone rybak.13@osu.edu Mailing Address... The Fawcett Center, 6th Floor MEET DAY MANAGEMENT PHONE NUMBERS 2400 Olentangy River Rd Columbus, Ohio Press Row Facility Operations Ticket Office Marketing Training Room Equipment Room THE BIG TEN CONFERENCE Scott Chipman, Asst. Commissioner, Media Relations Phone schipman@bigten.org Women s Gymnastics Contact...Dan Mihalik Phone , ext dmihalik@bigten.org Fax/Web site /bigten.org Mailing Address West Higgins Rd. Park Ridge, IL UNIVERSITY FACTS Location...Columbus, Ohio (pop. 1.7m) Founded Enrollment...55,014 (Columbus campus) 63,217 (all campuses) Nickname... Buckeyes Colors... Scarlet (PMS 200) and Gray (PMS 429) Mascot...Brutus Buckeye President...Gordon Gee Director of Athletics... Eugene Smith Faculty Representative... John Bruno Conference... Big Ten (1913) WOMEN S GYMNASTICS HISTORY First Year All-Time Record (.596) National Championship Appearances...8 AIAW ( ); (NCAA ) NCAA Regional Appearances...33 All-America Honors...6 Academic All-Americans Selections...55 Big Ten Championships...5 ( ) Big Ten Individual Champions...12 All-Big Ten Selections...63 Academic All-Big Ten Selections Big Ten Gymnast of the Week/Month Selection...15 Facility... Steelwood Athletic Training Facility Meet Facility/Capacity... St. John Arena/13,276 TEAM FACTS Head Coach...Carey Fagan, eighth season Alma Mater, Year... Penn State 98 Gymnastics Office Phone Number Fax fagan.36@osu.edu Record at Ohio State (Yrs.) (8) Career Record (Yrs.) (8) Assistant...William Lorenz, eighth season Alma Mater...UMass, 97 Assistant...Meredith Yonushouis, fourth season Alma Mater... Penn State, 06 Letterwinners Returning/Lost...8/ Dual Record Big Ten Dual Record Big Ten Championship finish...5th CREDENTIAL REQUESTS Please direct all credential requests to Brett Rybak in the Athletics Communications office ( rybak.13@osu.edu.) Credentials may be picked up in the Athletics Communications office on the sixth floor of The Fawcett Center prior to the meet. All remaining credentials will be placed at the media pass gate and will be available one hour prior to the beginning of the meet. The media pass gate is located at the middle set of doors on the west side of St. John Arena in the walkway between French Field House and St. John Arena. Proper identification is required to obtain credentials. Credentials are for adult use only and are non-transferrable. GYMNAST INTERVIEWS Head coach Carey Fagan can best be reached during the morning hours, when in town, in the women s gymnastics office at Media wishing to conduct interviews with any member of the team should contact Brett Rybak. Please call at least one day in advance to allow setup time. ROAD REQUESTS Please direct all credential requests for Ohio State away matches to the host school s sports information director (see opponent information on page 3). TRAINING The Ohio State women s gymnastics team practices from 2-5 p.m. at the Steelwood Athletic Training Facility located at 1160 Steelwood Road. WEEKLY RELEASE The weekly release, which includes notes and statistics, is available on the official Ohio State Athletics Department web site at: ohiostatebuckeyes.com. Releases are not mailed. MEET DAY MEDIA SERVICES Team notes will be made available to the media prior to each meet. Results will be distributed about 20 minutes following each meet. Any additional requests should be directed to Brett Rybak. PHOTO REQUESTS All still photography requests of Ohio State players and coaches must be faxed or ed to Kyle McKee. He can be reached at or electronically at mckee.470@osu.edu. POST-MEET PROCEDURES No formal press conference is held after each meet. Special requests should be made to Brett Rybak prior to the end of the meet. Requested interviews will begin approximately 10 minutes after the meet ends. Gymnasts and coaches will be available on the floor or in a designated media area. A member of the Ohio State Athletics Communications Office will assist with interviews. VIDEO SERVICES For information regarding video services and game footage (if available), contact Mark Smith, manager of video services at RADIO/TELEVISION BROADCASTS Any member of the media wishing to broadcast Ohio State games should contact the Athletics Communications office at least 48 hours prior to the meet. OHIOSTATEBUCKEYES.COM This is the official web site of the Ohio State Athletics Department. Ohio State gymnastics releases as well as a wide variety of athletics department information can be found on the web, including links to all 36 varsity sports. 2

3 R O S T E R NAME POS. YR. HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) Victoria Aepli All-Around Sr. Dublin, Ohio (Dublin Jerome) Colleen Dean All-Around Jr. Sylvania, Ohio (Sylvania Northview) Alex DeLuca All-Around So. Longwood, Fla. (Lake Mary) Miranda Der All-Around Sr. Milpitas,Calif. (Henry M. Gunn) Taylor Fasel All-Around So. Palos Heights, Ill. (Amos Alonzo Stagg) Sarah Grady All-Around Fr. The Woodlands, Texas (The Woodlands) Taylor Jones All-Around Sr. Edmond, Okla. (Edmond Memorial) Nicole Krauter All-Around Sr. Carmel, Ind. (Carmel) Alyssa Marohn All-Around Sr. Langley, British Columbia Sarah Miller All-Around So. Collegeville, Pa. (Methacton) Alexis Schmidt All-Around Fr. Frankfort, Ill. (Lincoln Way) Melanie Shaffer All-Around So. Pittsburgh, Pa. (Thomas Jefferson) Casey Williamson All-Around Sr. Mansfield, Ohio (St. Peter) Morgan Zlotolow All-Around Fr. Muttontown, N.Y. (Syosset) Coaches Carey Fagan - Head Coach William Lorenz - Assistant Coach Meredith Yonushonis - Assistant Coach Sarah Gillespie - Student Coach S C H E D U L E DATE OPPONENT/EVENT LOCATION TIME Dec. 4 Varsity Intrasquad Columbus, Ohio 2 p.m. Jan. 7 at Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn. 6 p.m. Jan. 13 at Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich. 6 p.m. Jan. 21 vs. George Washington Columbus, Ohio 4 p.m. Jan. 27 at Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pa. 7 p.m. Feb. 3 at Illinois (BTN) Champaign, Ill. 4 p.m. Feb. 10 vs. Iowa Columbus, Ohio 7 p.m. Feb. 12 at West Virginia Morgantown, W. Va. 2 p.m. Feb. 18 vs. Denver Columbus, Ohio 4 p.m. Feb. 25 vs. Penn State Columbus, Ohio 4 p.m. March 2 vs. Kent State Columbus, Ohio 7 p.m. March 10 at North Carolina Chapel Hill, N.C. 1 p.m. March 17 vs. Oklahoma Columbus, Ohio 4 p.m. March 24 Big Ten Championships Iowa City, Iowa 2 p.m. April 7 NCAA Regionals TBD 6 p.m. April 20 NCAA Championships Gwinnett, Ga. TBA All times eastern 3

4 O H I O S T A T E B U C K E Y E S Victoria Aepli Sophomore Dublin, Ohio Colleen Dean Junior Sylvania, Ohio Alex DeLuca Sophomore Longwood, Fla. Miranda Der Senior Milpitas,Calif. Taylor Fasel Sophomore Palos Heights, Ill. Sarah Grady Freshman The Woodlands, Texas Taylor Jones Senior Edmond, Okla. Nicole Krauter Senior Carmel, Ind. Alyssa Marohn Senior Langley, British Columbia Sarah Miller Sophomore Collegeville, Pa. Alexis Schmidt Freshman Frankfort, Ill. Melanie Shaffer Sophomore Pittsburgh, Pa. Casey Williamson Senior Mansfield, Ohio Morgan Zlotolow Freshman Muttontown, N.Y. 4

5 CAREY FAGAN HEAD COACH Hometown: North Canton, Ohio High School: Hoover Alma Mater: walker Penn State, 1998 quick facts (B.A. in media studies and speech communications) Family: Husband, Ryan and son, Brady Coaching Awards: 2007 and 2011 Big Ten Coach of the Year, 2009 Central Region Coach of the Year Gymnastics Career: While at Penn State, Fagan was a three-year letterwinner, serving as captain her senior year in During her collegiate career, the Nittany Lions were consistently ranked in the Top 10. She was the recipient of the Penn State Pride award in 1996 and 1998 for outstanding team leadership and also was a member of the Spirit of the Lion Academic/ Athletic Honor Society in 1998 for excellence in the classroom and in the gym. Assisted Under: Larry Cox (Ohio State) Away from Gymnastics: Carey enjoys running, shopping, spending time with her family and playing with their dogs Frankie and Eddie. The Ohio State women s gymnastics program continues to climb up the rankings under the leadership of Carey Fagan. In her eighth season at the helm, Fagan has produced two All-Americans and led the Buckeyes to six-consecutive appearances at the NCAA regional championships. With Fagan as an assistant coach in , the Buckeyes finished with an average team score that ranked No. 42 in the nation. In , her first season as head coach, that ranking rose to No. 38, then the Buckeyes upped their position to No. 27 and qualified for the NCAA regional championships in Fagan earned her first Big Ten Coach of the Year award in 2007 and led the Buckeyes into the Top 20 at No. 19 before tying for 18th in In 2011, Fagan picked up her second Big Ten Coach of the Year honor and guided the Buckeyes to their sixth-consecutive NCAA regionall appearance. The season marks Fagan s 10th overall in Columbus the first two as an assistant coach and now eight as head coach. Every gymnast has different strengths and weaknesses on each of the events, Fagan said. Once an athlete joins our team, my staff and I work to choreograph routines to highlight their strengths. We individualize workout plans for each gymnasts to help them develop their strengths and improve on their weak areas. We use a video-replay system during training so that we can actually show the gymnasts the body positions, or form corrections that need to be adjusted in order to improve. As a former elite gymnast, I know understand the rigors of competitive gymnastics. At Ohio State, Fagan has coached two student-athletes to back-back All-America honors. In 2009, Rebecca Best received the national laurel on floor as a sophomore after traveling to the NCAA championships as an alternate her first season. In 2008, Kaylan Clevinger ( ) earned All-America honors on the uneven bars, becoming the first Buckeye to earn the accolade since Clevinger made two national appearances on bars (2007 and 2008) and earned All-Big Ten honors in the same years. A former gymnast at Penn State, Fagan has mentored nine Buckeyes to All-Big Ten honors the last six years Big Ten Freshman of the Year Sarah Miller returns this season after garnering first team All-Big Ten honors last season along with returning junior Colleen Dean. Melanie Shaffer returns after picking up second team All-Conference laurels as a freshman in 2011 as do 2012 co-captains Taylor Jones and Nicole Krauter. A 1994 graduate of Hoover High School in North Canton, Ohio, Fagan graduated from Penn State in 1998 with a Bachelor of Arts in speech communication and a Bachelor of Arts in media studies and also was a full-scholarship gymnast at Penn State. The Nittany Lions won the NCAA Northeast Regional championship all four years of Fagan s career ( ) and also qualified each year to the NCAA national championships. While at Penn State, Fagan was a three-year letterwinner, serving as captain her senior year in She was only able to compete for three seasons of her eligibility at Penn State because of a severe leg fracture at the end of her sophomore season. Fagan returned to competition during her senior year after undergoing three surgeries and was able to compete on the uneven bars, helping the team to a Top 10 finish at the NCAA national championships in Fagan was the recipient of the Penn State Pride award in 1996 and 1998 for outstanding team leadership and also was a member of the Spirit of the Lion Academic/Athletic Honor Society in 1998 for excellence in the classroom and in the gym. Additionally, Fagan was honored by the University with the establishment of the Carey Hoyt Perseverance Award, which is given to athletes who overcome injuries and obstacles to return to competition and contribute to the team s success. Prior to attending Penn State, Fagan competed at the senior elite level at the Parkette National Training Center. She also was a member of the Junior Olympic National Team and a member of the Region 5 National Team in Fagan came to Ohio State in 2001 to join the OSU coaching staff as an assistant coach under the direction of Larry Cox. When Cox stepped down following the season, it was Fagan who was handed the reigns of the Ohio State program. Fagan began her coaching career as an undergraduate assistant at Penn State. After graduation from Penn State in 1998, Fagan landed a corporate marketing job in Albuquerque, N.M., with a large commercial real estate firm. In addition to this position, Fagan also coached gymnastics part-time in the evenings. Fagan resides in Dublin with her husband, Ryan, and son, Brady. Academics have been one of the major focuses of Fagan s program. Last year, 10 Buckeyes were named NACGC/W Scholastic All-Americans. Rebecca Best, Colleen Dean, Alex DeLuca, Miranda Der, Sarah Gillespie, Nicole Krauter, Karissa Lam, Sarah Miller, Jessica Staton and Casey Williamson each received the Academic All-America honor. In addition, the Buckeyes finished 11th nationally with a team GPA of The team GPA was the highest of any women s team at Ohio State and the most improved from the school year. Der, Gillespie, Krauter and Lam were named Big Ten Distinguished Scholars, doubling the previous total in the history of the program. 5

6 VICTORIA AEPLI SOPHOMORE Dublin, Ohio 2011 (Freshman): Competed in first five meets of the year before suffering an injury at home against West Virginia earned a career-high 9.75 on floor against Minnesota scored a season-best on bars at Oregon State set careerhighs on bars (9.800) and beam (9.775) against Illinois scored a on bars against BG, WMU scored 9.65 on bars and floor at Denver OSU Scholar- Athlete. Prior to Ohio State: Finished eighth in the Senior B division at the 2009 Junior Olympic National Championships with a in the all-around behind a fourthplace finish on bars (9.350) and fifth on beam (9.450) a member of Integrity Gymnastics, owned by former Ohio State men s gymnastics standout and current men s interim head coach Blaine Wilson in 2009, was the all-around and uneven bar champion at the Region 5 Level 10 Championships scoring a and 9.550, respectively. Personal: Daughter of Robert and Lorraine Aepli has one brother and five sisters plans after graduation include having a big family and helping people as much as possible greatest sports thrill was competing on the Region 5 team at Junior Olympic Nationals in 2008, 2009 and COLLEEN DEAN JUNIOR Sylvania, Ohio 2011 (Sophomore): First team All-Big Ten... placed first with a career-best in the all-around against Minnesota... also placed first on floor exercise (9.825), second on beam (9.825) and third on bars (9.775) against the Gophers... placed second with a in the all-around and third on floor with a at Oregon State... tied for second on floor with a against Illinois... set career highs with on vault and on bars en route to career-best all-around performance against BG, WMU... set a new career best on vault with a and recorded a team-high on bars at Denver... tied for first on bars (9.800) and second on floor (9.850) en route to second place all-around finish against West Virginia... took first in the all-around with a against Michigan State after winning vault (9.800), floor (9.875) and bars (9.800)... set a career-high in the all-around against Kentucky while tying her career-high to finish second on floor... took first in the all-around against Missouri and Pittsburgh with a placed sixth in the all-around at Big Ten s with a posted a on beam to tie for fourth at Regionals en route to scoring a 39.0 for sixth in the allaround earned team Impact Award on bars named an OSU Scholar-Athlete... Academic All-American (Freshman): Posted Ohio State individual bests with a on beam against Auburn (March 13) and an a on floor against UIC (Feb. 21) also tied for a team individual best with a on bars against UIC (Feb. 21) recorded Top 5 finishes on floor in nine of 16 meets including first place finishes with a at Pittsburgh (Jan. 22) and a against UIC (Feb. 21) posted team-high finishes on beam on five occasions and on bars twice hit a personal-best in the all-around against Auburn (March 13) posted the highest average of any Buckeye on floor at and the second-best on beam at competed in all 16 meets named an OSU Scholar-Athlete. Prior to Ohio State: 2009 Ohio State All-Around Champion also won vault, beam, floor finished sixth in the all-around at 2009 Region 5 Championships 2009 Junior Olympic National qualifier placed second on floor and 10th on vault at nationals qualified for Level 8, 9 and 10 Regional Championships during high school career 2004 and 2008 Sunrise Gymnastics Academy Coaches Award winner. Personal: Daughter of Roy and Suzanne Dean has two sisters, Kathleen and Maureen and a brother, Paul coached by Beth Wymer Cousino at Sunrise Gymnastics Academy enjoys watching movies, playing volleyball and hiking greatest sports thrill is The feeling of learning a new skill that in the beginning seemed impossible started gymnastics at age 7 named to honor roll all four years and was voted Homecoming Queen in high school. ALEX DELUCA SOPHOMORE Longwood, Fla (Freshman): Recorded a on bars and a on vault against Minnesota... set career highs on bars (9.700) and floor (9.825) against West Virginia... tied for first with a career-high on bars against Kentucky... set new career highs with a 9.75 on beam and a on floor at Penn State... scored a 9.80 on bars at Oklahoma posted a career-best 9.80 on beam against Missouri, Pitt scored a on floor at Big Ten s earned a 9.75 on floor to tie for 27th at Regionals also scoring a 9.70 on bars to tie for 25th and a on beam tying for 31st earned team Impact Award on bars OSU Scholar-Athlete Academic All-American. Prior to Ohio State: Trained at ACE Gymnastics, posting an all-around personalbest score of as a Level 10 gymnast a student at Lake Mary High School with at 4.25 GPA, she finished third at the 2009 Junior Olympic National Invitational Tournament with a a five-time Level 10 Regional qualifier in 2008, she was the Level 10 regional floor champion. Personal: Daughter of Anthony and Elena DeLuca has two brothers, Chris and Anthony plans to earn degree in food business management and own her own line of chocolates enjoys going to the beach, swimming, shopping and spending time with her friends and family biggest sports thrill was winning floor in 2008 at the regional championship graduated high school magna cum laude. MIRANDA DER SENIOR Milpitas,Calif (Junior): Did not compete... named an Academic All-American and an OSU Scholar-Athlete. Prior to Ohio State: Member of University of Bridgeport gymnastics team...ecac Conference all-around champion... ECAC Conference Rookie of the Year in league and section all-around champion in 2007 and three-time high school team MVP... senior Athlete of the Year in attended Maccabiah Games in Israel in 2005 and 2009 earned a team gold and silver medal. Personal: Daughter of Cheri and James Der... has one brother, Brandon... favorite pastime is traveling... lists her greatest sports thrill as winning nationals as a team at the University of Brockport for the first time in school s history... after graduation she wants to start her own tourism company focusing on third world countries. 6

7 TAYLOR FASEL SOPHOMORE Palos Heights, Ill (Freshman): Did not compete... named an OSU Scholar-Athlete. Prior to Ohio State: Four-time level nine regional qualifier... placed second on bars, fifth on beam and fifth in the all-around at the 2009 Level 10 state meet... placed 14th in the all-around at the Level Regionals. Personal: Daughter of Leslie Fasel... has one brother, Kyle... enjoys hanging out with friends, attending White Sox games, dancing and going to the movies... her uncle, Al Budding was the starting shortstop for the Ohio State baseball team from and took part in winning the College World Series Championship in wants to attend medical school after graduation. SARAH GRADY FRESHMAN The Woodlands, Texas 2009 (Freshman): Named 2009 Big Ten Freshman of the Year, becoming first Buckeye to earn the distinction (March 21) named First Team All-Big Ten selection led Ohio State in the all-around ( RQS), as well as on floor (9.860 RQS) and vault (9.835 RQS) in 2009 tallied the team s second-best all-around mark at the Big Ten championships with a score of posted on floor at 2009 Central Region Championships in St. John Arena (April 4) competed at all 12 Ohio State meets and represented the Buckeyes in the all-around at seven contest posted top Buckeye all-around score at five meets and a meet-best tally at two meets held a regional qualifying score in the all-around, RQS on floor and RQS on vault earned team s Most Dedicated award and Coaches Award also named Impact Player on Vault earned OSU Scholar-Athlete honors. Prior to Ohio State: 2007 Region 3 all-around champion Oklahoma Gymnast of the Year regional all-around runner-up... placed third in the 2005 regional all-around... eight-time state champion... five-time Junior Olympic qualifier Level 10 Oklahoma team state champion. NICOLE KRAUTER SENIOR Carmel, Ind. Prior to Ohio State: Member of Champion Gymnastics Academy two-time Junior Olympic National qualifier finished 10th in the all-around and second on vault at the 2010 Junior Olympic National Invitational Tournament runner-up honors on vault and balance beam at the Region 3 championship meet, and placed third on the uneven bars in 2009 placed 13th nationally in the all-around in Personal: Daughter of Mike and Ronni Grady has a brother, Thomas, and a sister, Mary Kate enjoys reading and spending time with friends. TAYLOR JONES SENIOR Edmond, Okla (Junior): Tied for third on vault against Minnesota... posted a to tie for first on vault against Illinois... recorded a season-high on bars against BG, WMU... posted a season-high to tie for third on bars against West Virginia... tied for second with a season-high on floor against Michigan State... scored a career-best 9.90 on bars at Oklahoma to tie for third tallied a season high score of 9.85 on floor against Missouri, Pitt earned a 9.80 on bars at Big Ten s scored a on both vault and floor to tie for 17th and 23rd respectively, and also scored a on bars to tie for 21st at Regionals earned team Impact Award on vault (Sophomore): The Buckeyes third-best all-around performer with an average score of , Jones excelled on floor at the start of the season, recording Top 5 finishes in three of her first four meets with a against Oregon State (Jan. 16) and a at Pittsburgh (Jan. 22) at Michigan State (Jan. 30) tied her careerhigh on the vault with a at Iowa (Feb. 6) at Illinois (March 6), posted a score of which tied for the season-high by any Buckeye recorded the best score on floor with a against Auburn (March 13) had the third-highest RQS of any Buckeye (9.760) posted team-highs on three different occasions on bars and on floor (Junior): Posted a on beam against Minnesota... finished second on beam with a at Oregon State... set a career high on vault with a and a season-high on beam to tie for third at Denver... tied for first on beam, matching her season-high against Kentucky... scored a career-best on bars at Oklahoma posted a to tie for eighth on beam and scored a to tie for 17th on vault at Regionals 2011 Big Ten sportsmanship award honoree team co-captain earned team Impact Award on beam OSU Scholar-Athlete Academic All-American (Sophomore): Posted six Top 5 finishes on vault recorded a career-best on vault on seven different occasions tied for the Buckeyes secondhighest RQS on beam (9.760) and vault (9.800) had the highest vault average on the team at and the second-best floor average at competed at all 13 Ohio State contests also competed on bars and beam for the Buckeyes named Academic All-Big Ten and an OSU Scholar-Athlete (Freshman): Posted a on balance beam to tie for sixth at 2009 NCAA Central Region Championships (April 4) posted Ohio State season-best mark of on beam vs. George Washington (March 7) to capture first place led beam squad at six meets and post two first-place finishes competed at all 12 Ohio State contests recorded the second best vault score against UIC (Feb. 21) and at Illinois (March 6) earned regional qualifying average of to rank 14th in Central Region on beam also competed on vault and floor for the Buckeyes named OSU Scholar-Athlete. Prior to Ohio State: 2008 Level 10 Indiana state champion on vault, beam, floor and in the all-around regional champion on beam and vault... Placed 10th in the all-around, fourth on floor and eighth on beam at the 2008 national competition MVP at Deveau s School of Gymnastics... placed 11th in the 2007 regional all-around... placed 15th in the all-around, eighth on floor and tied for fifth on beam at the 2007 Level 10 national competition... tied for eighth in the 2006 regional all-around event... member of the 2005 first place Level 10 national team and 2006 Level 10 national team Level nine bar, all-around and team champion. Personal: Daughter of Kurt and Risa... siblings include Casey, Kelly, Kevin, Katie, Courtney and Michael... was a member of National Honor Society, Spanish National Honor Society and student government... lists her greatest sports thrill as bringing home the 2008 Indiana team state champion trophy with her teammates... enjoys bargain shopping, spending time outdoors and with family and friends. 7

8 ALYSSA MAROHN SENIOR Langley, British Columbia ALEXIS SCHMIDT FRESHMAN Frankfort, Ill. Prior to Ohio State: Qualified to compete for Team Ontario at the 2011 Canadian National Championships where earned the silver medal in the all-around competition and a silver on the uneven bars and balance beam won the gold medal in the team competition at the Canadian National Championships previously competed for Pacific Dynamo Gymnastics in British Columbia where she qualified to compete at the elite level competed in several junior and senior elite competitions from , which included winning the all-around at the 2001 Western Canadian Championships. Personal: Daughter of Mark Marohn and Carol Schoyen has one sister, Jessica enjoys listening to music and traveling. SARAH MILLER SOPHOMORE Collegeville, Pa. Prior to Ohio State: Member of United Gymnastics Academy in Illinois finished 12th All-Around at the 2010 Junior Olympic National Championships two-time Level 10 Regional qualifier finished eighth in the all-around and third on vault at the 2010 Region 5 Championship meet. Personal: Daughter of Doug and Sherri Schmidt has a younger sister, Delaney enjoys swimming and watching hockey. MELANIE SHAFFER SOPHOMORE Pittsburgh, Pa (Freshman): Big Ten Freshman of the Year and first team All-Big Ten... named Big Ten Freshman of the Week Jan. 10 after she took the event title on beam with a score of while tying for second on vault at and third on floor exercise at against Minnesota... the beam score ranked third nationally over the first week of competition... earned second Big Ten Freshman of the Week award Jan. 24 after finishing first with career highs on balance beam (9.875) and floor exercise (9.925) against Illinois... also tied for third with a on vault against Illinois... placed first on beam with a against BG, WMU... won beam with a career-high at Denver and tied for third on vault (9.875) and floor (9.800) against the Pioneers... tied for second on vault (9.875) and floor (9.850) against West Virginia... tied for first with a on vault and tied for second with a on beam against Michigan State... named Big Ten Freshman of the Week Feb. 21 after tying career high to take first on floor with a against Kentucky... named Big Ten Freshman of the Week Feb. 28 after tying for first with a career-high on beam at Penn State... set a career high with a on vault at Oklahoma quad... named Big Ten Freshman of the Week March 14 for the sixth time this season after setting a career-high on beam to take first on the event and tying for first with a on floor exercise against Missouri and Pittsburgh placed fourth on floor with a 9.90 at Big Ten s and earned a on vault scored two s tying for tenth on vault and 12th on beam at Regionals earned team Impact Award on vault OSU Scholar-Athlete Academic All-American. Prior to Ohio State: Competed as a Level 10 gymnast for the last four years while training at Berks East Gymnastics 2009 Region 7 All-Around Champion and placed in the Top 10 on beam, floor and vault at the Junior Olympic National Qualifier that same season, Miller won the Pennsylvania state title on both vault and floor (Freshman): Second team All-Big Ten... finished second on vault with a and tied for second with a on floor against Minnesota... posted a team-high on vault while recording a on beam and a on floor exercise at Oregon State... tied for third with a on vault against Illinois... named Big Ten Freshman of the Week after taking first on vault (9.825) and beam (9.875) against BG, WMU... set career highs on vault (9.875) and beam while finishing second in the all-around with a at Denver... named Big Ten Freshman of the Week after a career-high all-around of while setting career highs to take first on vault (9.900) and floor exercise (9.875) against West Virginia... tied for second on floor with a against Michigan State... finished second with a on vault and third with a career-high on beam at Penn State... tied career-high to finish tied for second on floor at Oklahoma quad... tied for first with a on floor exercise against Missouri and Pittsburgh... scored a on vault and on floor at Big Ten s placed eighth on vault with a totaling a for eighth in the all around at Regionals earned team Impact Award on vault and floor OSU Scholar-Athlete. Prior to Ohio State: One of the most highly recruited Division I gymnasts in the country for the 2011 class a member of the Gemini Gymnastics squad since the fourth grade, advanced to Level 10 status early in her athletic career at just 14-years old a high school honors student that has recorded personal bests of a on floor and in the all-around while also excelling on the balance beam a two-time Junior Olympic National qualifier in 2009, scored a in the all-around to take 12th in the senior division at the Region 7 Level 10 Championships behind a fifth-place finish on vault (9.500) and sixth on floor (9.350). Personal: Daughter of Jerry and Valerie Shaffer has a sister, Marie would like to travel and go to veterinary school after graduation enjoys shopping and hanging out with friends, family and pets greatest sports thrill was competing at Nationals in Dallas, Texas. Personal: Daughter of Brian and the late Janice Pires Miller has one brother, Brian plans after graduation include teaching health and physical education at a high school enjoys watching movies, shopping and choreographing floor routines. 8

9 CASEY WILLIAMSON SENIOR Mansfield, Ohio MORGAN ZLOTOLOW FRESHMAN Muttontown, N.Y (Junior): Tied season high with a on bars and posted a on floor against Illinois... tied season high for second-consecutive week with a on floor against BG, WMU... recorded a season-high to tie for third on bars against West Virginia... matched season-best 9.80 on floor and tied for third with season-high on vault at Penn State... tied for 17th on bars with a at Regionals earned Academic All-American honors (Sophomore): Helped the Buckeyes to an upset of No. 14 Penn State (Feb. 27), finishing third in the all-around with a career-best score of and a career-high on beam the all-around score against Penn State tied for the second-best for a Buckeye in 2010 also recorded a season-high on vault against Penn State posted another team-high in the all-around and on floor with scores of and 9.725, respectively, at Missouri (Jan. 8) scored a team-best on bars against Oregon State (Jan. 16) and another team-high on vault at Michigan State (Jan. 30) competed in all 13 meets. Prior to Ohio State: Member of Gold Medal Gymnastics in New York swept the championship title on every event and the all-around at the 2009 Chicago Style Invitational placed 2nd on floor exercise and 4th in the all-around at the Region 6 Championship meet a member of the 2009 Region 6 National Team. Personal: Daughter of Scott and Lauran Zlotolow has a younger sister, Madison, and a younger brother, Steven likes shopping and watching football games in her spare time (Freshman): Posted at team-best on uneven bars to tie teammates Kiki Holman and Rebecca Bet at 2009 NCAA Central Region Championships (April 4) in St. John Arena scored above a 9.80 on each of her three events at the Big Ten championships (March 21), including a pair of 9.850s on bars and floor and a on vault on bars at Big Ten championships marked a career high competed at 11-of-12 meets ranked in Top 3 for Ohio State on vault earned team s Most Improved award. Prior to Ohio State: Member of the 2007 Junior Olympic Level 10 National Champion Team... tied for 19th in the 2007 Level 10 national all-around competition... placed fifth in the 2007 regional all-around Ohio state bar champion... placed third in the 2007 state all-around competition... competed in the 2006 Region 5 championships and placed 14th in the all-around... eight-time regional qualifier. Personal: Daughter of Todd and Tracey... siblings include Sarah, Jenna and John... two-time cross country varsity letter winner... member of Key Club and homecoming court attendant... lists her hobbies as attending concerts, listening to music, spending time with friends and going to the beach... after graduation plans to travel around the world. 9

10 S E A S O N C A R E E R H I G H S Vault Bars Beam Floor All-Around Gymnast 2011 Career 2011 Career 2011 Career 2011 Career 2011 Career Victoria Aepli Rebecca Best Colleen Dean Alex DeLuca Miranda Der Sarah Gillespie Taylor Jones Nicole Krauter Sarah Miller Melanie Shaffer Casey Williamson Date OSU Rank Opponent (Rank) OSU Score Opp. Score Site Overall Big Ten Jan. 8 Minnesota (No. 23) Columbus, Ohio Jan Oregon State (No. 8) Corvallis, Ore Jan. 22 Illinois Columbus, Ohio Jan Bowling Green, Western Michigan , Bowling Green, Ohio Feb Denver (No. 25) Denver, Colo Feb West Virginia Columbus, Ohio Feb Michigan State Columbus, Ohio Feb Kentucky Columbus, Ohio Feb Penn State (No. 10) University Park, Pa March 4 13 Oklahoma (No. 4), Illinois (No. 17), TWU , , Norman, Okla March Missouri, Pittsburgh , Columbus, Ohio March Big Ten Championships Minneapolis, Minn April 2 16 NCAA Regionals Ann Arbor, Mich TEAM BESTS Event Score Date Location V /4/11 Denver, Colo. UB /4/11 Norman, Okla. BB /12/11 Columbus, Ohio FX /12/11 Columbus, Ohio TEAM /4/11 Norman, Okla /12/11 Columbus, Ohio 2011 INDIVIDUAL BESTS Event Individual Score Date Location V Shaffer /12/11 Columbus, Ohio UB Jones /4/11 Norman, Okla. BB S. Miller /12/11 Columbus, Ohio FX S. Miller /22/11 Columbus, Ohio S. Miller /20/11 Columbus, Ohio AA Shaffer /26/11 University Park, Pa. OHIO STATE VS. NO. 23 MINNESOTA - W, (1-0) Jan. 8, Columbus, Ohio Aepli Best (t-3) (t-1) Dean (3) (2) (1) (1) DeLuca Der Gillespie Jones (t-3) Krauter S. Miller (t-3) (1) 9.800(t-2) - Shaffer (2) (t-2) - Williamson Team (1) (2) (1) (2) (1) NO. 15 OHIO STATE AT NO. 8 OREGON STATE - L, (1-1) Jan. 14, Corvallis, Ore. Aepli Best (3) Dean (3) (2) DeLuca Jones Krauter (2) - - S. Miller Shaffer Williamson Team (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) 1 0 OHIO STATE VS. ILLINOIS - T, (1-1-1) Jan. 22, Columbus, Ohio Aepli (t-2) Best (t-3) Dean (t-2) DeLuca Jones (t-1) Krauter S. Miller (t-3) (1) (1) - Shaffer (t-3) Williamson Team (1) (2) (1) (2) (t-1) NO. 21 OHIO STATE AT BOWLING GREEN W/W. MICHIGAN - 1st/3, Jan. 30, Bowling Green, Ohio Aepli Best (t-1) (2) Dean (t-1) (t-3) (t-3) (1) DeLuca Jones (t-3) Krauter (t-3) - - S. Miller (2) (1) (2) - Shaffer (1) (t-3) (1) - Williamson (t-3) - Team (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

11 NO. 16 OHIO STATE AT NO. 25 DENVER - L, (1-2-1) Feb. 4, Denver, Colo. Aepli Best (t-3) (3) Dean DeLuca Jones Krauter (t-3) - - S. Miller (t-3) (1) (t-3) - Shaffer (t-3) (t-3) (2) Team (2) (2) (1) (2) (2) NO. 17 OHIO STATE AT NO. 10 PENN STATE - L, (4-3-1) Feb. 26, University Park, Pa. Best Dean DeLuca Jones Krauter S. Miller (t-1) Shaffer (2) (3) (2) Williamson (3) Team (1) (2) (1) (2) (2) NO. 15 OHIO STATE VS. WEST VIRGINIA - W, (2-2-1) Feb. 12, Columbus, Ohio Aepli Best (t-1) - - Dean (t-1) (t-2) (2) DeLuca Gillespie Jones (t-3) Krauter S. Miller (t-2) (t-2) - Shaffer (1) (t-3) (1) (1) Williamson (t-3) Team (1) (1) (t-1) (1) (1) NO. 13 OHIO STATE AT NO. 4 OKLAHOMA W/ NO. 17 ILLINOIS AND TWU - 2nd/4, March 4, Norman, Okla. Best Dean (2) DeLuca Jones (T-3) Krauter Miller (2) (T-3) Shaffer (T-3) (T-2) (T-3) Williamson Team (T-1) (3) (2) (2) NO. 14 OHIO STATE VS. MICHIGAN STATE - W, (3-2-1) Feb. 18, Columbus, Ohio Best (1) - - Dean (t-1) (1) (1) (1) DeLuca Jones (t-3) (t-2) - Krauter (2) (t-2) - - S. Miller (t-1) (t-2) Shaffer (t-2) (2) Williamson (t-3) Team (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) NO. 14 OHIO STATE VS. MISSOURI, PITTSBURGH 1st/ March 12, Columbus, Ohio Best (1) (4) - - Dean (3) (2) (1) DeLuca (t-4) Jones (t-4) (4) - Krauter Miller (1) (t-1) - Shaffer (t-4) (t-4) (t-1) (3) Williamson (t-4) Team (3) (1) (!) (1) (1) NO. 14 OHIO STATE VS. KENTUCKY - W, (4-2-1) Feb. 20, Columbus, Ohio Best (t-1) - - Dean (t-3) (t-3) (2) (1) DeLuca (t-1) Jones Krauter (t-1) - - S. Miller (t-3) (1) - Shaffer Williamson Team (2) (2) (1) (1) (1) NO. 15 OHIO STATE AT BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS 5th/ March 19, Minneapolis, Minn. Best (t-3) Dean (6) DeLuca Jones Krauter Miller (t-4) (t-4) - Shaffer Williamson Team NO. 16 OHIO STATE AT NCAA REGIONALS 3rd/ April 2, Ann Arbor, Mich. Best Dean DeLuca Jones Krauter Miller Shaffer Williamson Team

12 H O N O R S & A W A R D S NCAA TEAM APPEARANCES BIG TEN TEAM TITLES AIAW TEAM FINISHES th, th, th MAIAW TEAM FINISHES th, th, th, th, th, th, rd, st, st OAISW TEAM FINISHES rd, rd, rd, rd, rd, st, st, st YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDS Year W-L Pct. Big Ten NCAA rd th th th th th nd rd st 8th st st 8th st 10th st 8th th nd 12th th 12th th th th th th rd rd th rd th th th th th th th th th th th th - Totals (.670) COACHES CAREER RECORDS Kitty O Brien, (.529) Nancy Krattiger, (.550) Larry Cox, (.642) Carey Fagan, 2005-present (.505) CENTRAL REGION COACH OF THE YEAR Carey Fagan TEAM RECORDS Top 10 Team Scores Feb. 24, 2001 vs. West Virginia March 14, 2003 vs. Kent State March 13, 1997 vs. Kent St. and. Michigan St March 7, 2009 vs. George Washington March 4, 2011 vs. Oklahoma, Illinois and TWU March 12, 2011 vs.missouri and Pittsburgh March 17, 2001 vs. Bowling Green March 1, 2009 at Penn State with Alabama April 4, 2009 hosting NCAA Regional Feb. 26, 2011 at Penn State March 21, 2009 at Big Ten Championships March 16, 2002 vs. Iowa March 21, 1999 vs. Pittsburgh Vault Ohio State at All-Ohio Championships.. March 8, 2003 Uneven Bars Ohio State at Illinois...Feb. 3, 2001 Ohio State vs. Michigan State...Feb. 9, 2001 Ohio State at Oklahoma... March 10, 2001 Balance Beam at Big Ten Championships... March 22, 1997 Floor Exercise at All-Ohio Championships...Feb. 17, 2002 INDIVIDUAL RECORDS All-Around Susan Eckman vs. Kent State and Michigan State, 1997 Vault Susan Eckman (7 times) last vs. Kent State and Michigan State, 1997 Tiffaine Janke All-Ohio Championships, 2003 Jill Weber All-Ohio Championships, 2003 Uneven Bars Susan Eckman vs. Kent State and Michigan State, 1997 Balance Beam Mindi Farmer vs. Kent St./Mich. St., vs. Denver, 1997 Lindsey Vagedes vs. Pittsburgh, 1999 Floor Exercise Rickee Wirtzberger vs. Ball State 2003 Bold indicates returning student-athlete ALL-AMERICANS Tracy Rinker , Uneven Bars Julie Somers , Vault Kathy Temple , All-Around Lindsey Vagedes , Vault, All-Around Kaylan Clevinger , Uneven Bars Rebecca Best , Floor BIG TEN INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS 1983 Tracy Rinker... All-Around 1983 Tracy Rinker... Uneven Bars 1983 Tracy Rinker...Balance Beam 1983 Sue Filardi... Vault 1984 Mary Olsen... All-Around 1984 Tracy Rinker... Uneven Bars 1984 Patti Monaghan...Balance Beam 1985 Mary Olsen... All-Around 1985 Mary Olsen... Uneven Bars 1985 Mary Olsen...Balance Beam 1985 Nina Dziem... Vault 1986 Mary Olsen... Uneven Bars 1986 Julie Somers... Vault 1987 Julie Somers... Vault 1988 Julie Somers... Vault 1992 Emily Arnold... Vault 1993 Emily Arnold... Vault 1993 Emily Arnold...Floor 1998 Lindsey Vagedes... Vault 1999 Lindsey Vagedes... Vault 1999 Lindsey Vagedes...Balance Beam BIG TEN FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Susan Eckman Taylor Jones Sarah Miller BIG TEN COACH OF THE YEAR Larry Cox , 2001 Carey Fagan , 2011 ALL-BIG TEN SELECTIONS First Team Amanda Allen Emily Arnold Debbie Black Patty Black Kaylan Clevinger Betsy Cousins Diane Cunningham Colleen Dean Mary Beth Doerr Bethany Dworkin Nina Dziem Susan Eckman Mindi Farmer Sue Filardi Sheri Greig Kelly Harper Tiffanie Janke Elizabeth Jensen Taylor Jones Seymin Lau Tracey Long Elizabeth Meaney Sarah Miller Patti Monaghan Maalika Moore-Thomas Mary Olsen Tracy Rinker Michelle Schulte Julie Somers

13 H O N O R S & A W A R D S Monica Stavros Jill Tucker Lindsey Vagedes Jill Weber Second Team Rebecca Best Kaylan Clevinger Hillary Dow Maalika Moore-Thomas Kaylin Schlecht Melanie Shaffer Karley Walek BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS Year Champion Runner-up Third 1975 MSU 1976 ILL 1977 ILL 1978 MSU 1979 MSU 1980 MSU 1981 MSU 1982 MICH MSU OSU 1983 OSU MINN ILL 1984 OSU MINN MSU 1985 OSU MSU MINN 1986 OSU MINN MSU 1987 OSU MSU MINN 1988 MINN MSU ILL 1989 MINN OSU MSU 1990 ILL MSU MINN 1991 MINN IOWA MICH 1992 MICH PSU MSU 1993 MICH PSU MSU 1994 MICH PSU MINN 1995 MICH MSU PSU 1996 MICH MSU OSU 1997 MICH MINN OSU 1998 MINN MICH PSU 1999 MICH PSU OSU 2000 MICH PSU MINN 2001 MICH PSU MINN 2002 MICH MINN IOWA 2003 MICH IOWA PSU 2004 MICH PSU IOWA 2005 MICH PSU MINN 2006 MINN MSU PSU 2007 MICH PSU ILL 2008 MICH ILL PSU 2009 MICH ILL PSU 2010 MICH PSU IOWA 2011 MICH PSU ILL Note - Women s sports were not officially incorporated into the Big Ten until the season. Any prior championships are unofficial. SERIES RECORDS Opponent OSU Record Air Force Alabama Arizona Arizona State Arkansas Auburn Ball State Boise State Bowling Green California Cal State-Fullerton Central Michigan Clarion State Cornell Denver Eastern Kentucky Eastern Michigan Florida George Washington Georgia Georgia College Illinois Illinois-Chicago Illinois State Indiana Indiana (Pa.) Indiana State Iowa James Madison Kent State Kentucky Louisville Louisiana State Maryland Massachusetts Miami (Ohio) Michigan Michigan State Minnesota Missouri Nebraska New Hampshire North Carolina North Carolina State Northeastern Northern Illinois Oklahoma Oregon State Penn State Pittsburgh Rhode Island Rutgers Seattle Pacific Slippery Rock Southeast Missouri State Southwest Missouri State Southern Illinois Suny Brockport Temple Texas Woman s Towson State Utah Utah State Western Illinois Western Michigan West Virginia William & Mary Wisconsin Wisconsin-Eau Claire Yale Youngstown State NACGC/W SCHOLASTIC ALL-AMERICA HONOREES Leslie Abate Amanda Allen Elizabeth Ahlberg Julie Ahlberg Emily Arnold Deborah K. Black Rebecca Best Leah Boccaccio Tricia Butler Betsy Cousins Colleen Dean Alex DeLuca Miranda Der Mary Beth Doerr Lori Dubick Mindi Farmer Megan Flood Sarah Gillespie Sheri Greig Bethany Groskopf Shelly Harris Lacey Hudson Nicole Krauter Kathryn Kuchel Karissa Lam Seymin Lau Julie Levi Stefanie Light Helina Manesis Catherine McGhee Alyssa Meyer Sarah Miller Cynthia Molnar Jennifer Poole Jessica Rosette Kaylin Schlecht Michelle Schulte Emily Sineway Julie Somers Laura Sommerville Sarah Spring Jessica Staton Kristin Unverferth Shelby Warner Casey Williamson Carla Wilson Claire Wilson Note and 1994 are missing. COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT IV Alyssa Meyer ACADEMIC ALL-BIG TEN SELECTIONS Leslie Abate Elizabeth Ahlberg Amanda Allen Emily Arnold Rebecca Best Deborah K. Black Patty Black Brittany Brown Stephanie Buerkel Tricia Butler Maggie Childers Caralyn Close Kim Cooper Betsy Cousins Colleen Dean Miranda Der Mary Beth Doerr Hillary Dow Lori Dubick Bethany Dworkin Mindi Farmer Megan Flood Sarah Gillespie Sheri Greig Bethany Groskopf Shelley Harris Lacey Hudson , 2000 Tiffanie Janke Susan Kinkaid Nicole Krauter Karissa Lam Seymin Lau Julie Levi Stefanie Light

14 H O N O R S & A W A R D S Brittany Livingston Elizabeth Meaney Allyson Mehta Alyssa Meyer Jill McMillon Patti Monaghan Jessica Rosette Kaylin Schlecht Michelle Schulte Heidi Simon Emily Sineway Julie Somers Laura Sommerville Sarah Spring Jessica Staton Jill Tucker Kristin Unverferth Shelby Warner Karly Walek Carla Wilson Claire Wilson Rickee Wirtzberger Becky Wolfe Jennifer Zwilling BIG TEN DISTINGUISHED SCHOLARS Miranda Der Sarah Gillespie Nicole Krauter Karissa Lam Alyssa Meyer Jessica Staton OSU SCHOLAR-ATHLETES Leslie Abate Victoria Aepli Elizabeth Ahlberg Julie Ahlberg Amanda Allen Rickee M. Anderson Emily Arnold Barbara J. Ballinger Beth Ann Ballard Kelly Benish Rebecca Best Carol L. Bartley Deborah K. Black Patty Black Brittany Brown Stephanie Buerkel Tricia Butler Christina Cardaci Maggie Childers Maria Ciminello Nicole Ciminello Chanda L. Chipperfield Caralyn Close Kim Cooper Anne M. Corsiglia Betsy Cousins Colleen Dean Alex DeLuca Miranda Der Robin Dewald Mary Beth Doerr Hillary Dow Lori Dubick Bethany Dworkin Janine M. Dziem Angela Enrione Mindi Farmer Taylor Fasel Jill Ferguson Megan Flood Amanda Gamby Sarah Gillespie Sheri Greig Mary Jo Gonyias Theresa Green Bethany Groskopf Tracie Halstead Shlley Harris Melissa K. Holmes Lacey Hudson Denise A. Irwin Tiffanie Janke Taylor Jones Susan Kinkaid Lorraine Koogan Diane Kostyshyn Nicole Krauter Kathryn Kuchel Lina K. Kulkarni Gail A. Lakin Karissa Lam Seymin Lau Julie Levi Stefanie Light Brittany Livingston Ellen Macias Sandra L. Maisenbach Catherine McGhee Jill McMillon Ann C. McLane Brittney McMahon Elizabeth M. Meaney Alyssa Meyer Sue Milburn Mallory Miller Sarah Miller Patti Monaghan Cynthia Molnar Bobbi Montanari Keri M. Nicley Koyuki Oka Amber Parsley Natalie Pausch Kristin Perchatsch Jennifer Poole Lindsay Puhl Jessica Rosette Tammy Savage Kaylin Schlecht Michelle Schulte Laurie Schultz Jennifer G. Sears Melanie Shaffer Donna Silber Heidi Simon Emily Sineway Tari S. Smith Julie Somers Laura J. Sommerville Sarah Spring Jessica Staton Karen Stevenson Jill Stonecipher Jeanne M. Strouss Amanda Surine Susan Szypula Katherine Temple Trudy M. Tofelski Jill Tucker Kristin Unverferth Karley Walek Shelby Warner Kyla Watson Dianne M. Wellington Debra L. White Diane Wiechman Carla Wilson Claire Wilson Rickee Wirtzberger Krissi Woodward Lucita L. Yubero Rebecca Wolfe Jennifer Zwilling

15 B I G T E N C H A M P I O N S donna silber 1978 Sandy Maisenbach 1981 Sue Filardi 1983 Tracy Rinker 1983 Mary Olsen 1984 Patti Monaghan 1984 Nina Dziem 1985 Julie Somers Emily Arnold 1992 Lindsey Vagedes H A L L O F FA M E TRACY RINKER, Inducted in 1998 While at Ohio State, Tracey Rinker won four Big Ten individual championships and led the Buckeyes to three consecutive Big Ten titles. She won the all-around, balance beam and uneven bars in the 1983 Big Ten Championships and repeated on the uneven bars in She won All-America honors in 1983 when she finished second at the NCAA s on the uneven bars. Rinker was a member of three consecutive regional championship teams from 1982 to DONNA SILBER, Inducted in 1994 Donna Silber won a total of ten Big Ten Championships as a Buckeye. She won on the floor exercise, vault, balance beam and uneven bars. Silber-Berry won the all-around event three times. She was a three-time OAISW all-around champion and the 1980 MAIAW vaulting champion. A two-time OSU Scholar Athlete, Silber won the all-around competition against the Korean National Gymnastics Team her junior year. JULIE SOMERS, Inducted in 2003 Julie Somers dominated the Big Ten on vault, winning the league title in 1986, 87 and 88. In 1987, Somers earned the sports highest honor, becoming an All-American on vault and was voted the team s Most Valuable Gymnast in She received Senior Regional Gymnast of the Year honors in 1989 and was also named a Big Ten Medal of Honor finalist. Somers ended her career as a three-time Ann Carr Award winner and Academic All-Big Ten selection. LINDSEY VAGEDES, Inducted in 2006 A three-time NCAA qualifier, Lindsey Vagedes earned two All-America honors in 1999, placing in the all-around and on vault to become the first Buckeye gymnast to earn the distinction on two events. She captured three Big Ten titles during her four-year career, winning vault titles in both 1998 and 99 and taking the balance beam crown in Vagedes left Ohio State as a four-time All-Big Ten selection, a feat just three other Buckeyes had done before. A L L - A M E R I C A N S KATHY TEMPLE Kathy Temple became Ohio State s first All-American gymnast when she earned the honor in the all-around in A four-time letterwinner from West Bloomfield, Mich., Temple was just a freshman when she rose to All- America status. She took eighth place in the all-around (35.80) at the 1982 AIAW Championship and also placed 10th on balance beam and 12th on floor exercise. A winner of five individual events during the season, Temple led the Buckeyes to a fifth-place finish at the 1982 AIAW Championship. TRACY RINKER After Temple s All-America status in 1982, Tracy Rinker notched the same distinction in 1983 when she took home All-America laurels on the uneven bars. Rinker registered a 9.40 on uneven bars at the 1983 NCAA Championship, earning national runner-up honors. She also tied for 18th place in the all-around (36.10) at the NCAA meet. Rinker s NCAA success came just after she blitzed the Big Ten Championship record book, shattering records in the allaround, balance beam and uneven bars as she led the Buckeyes to the school s first Big Ten crown. JULIE SOMERS Julie Somers became Ohio State s first All-American on vault in Like Rinker, she garnered runner-up laurels at the NCAA Championship after tallying a on vault. Somers also was a key figure in OSU s run to the Big Ten title in 1987, the fifth consecutive for the Buckeyes. She also led the Buckeyes to an eighth-place finish at the NCAA. LINDSEY VAGEDES After over a decade without an All-American, Ohio State in 1999 when Lindsey Vagedes claimed the distinction in two categories vault and all-around as she became the first Buckeye gymnast to reach the All-America plateau in two events. The Buckeye sophomore from Warrenville, Ill., missed by just 25 hundreths of a point of becoming OSU s first-ever three-event All-American as she fell just short on balance beam. Vagedes took 10th place on vault (9.65), and recorded a 39.1 in the all-around to garner second-team All-America status. KAYLAN CLEVINGER In her second-consecutive national appearance in 2008, Kaylan Clevinger was named second-team All-American with a near-perfect 9.90 score on bars. Clevinger is only the fifth Buckeye gymnast to claim All-American honors and the first since Vagedes in Clevinger tied for fifth-place on bars in session one of her all-around competition. The 9.90 mark on bars increased Clevinger s all-around total to a , which placed 15th overall. REBECCA BEST After traveling to the national championships as an alternate her freshman season, Rebecca Best made the most of her second trip, collecting second-team All-America honors on floor in Best, just the sixth Buckeye to receive the national distinction, earned a sixth-place finish on floor with a score of en route to posting a career-high tying in the all-around to finish 18th. 1 5